Hello all, once more I have another relatively trivial question to ask that I've been unable to find the answer to by googling alone and am calling on the group for advice.
I've finally ordered my new boiler (Worcester Bosch Greenstar 40HE+) and I've been reading through the installers manual. In it there's a section that says "The final 600 mm of the mains cold water connection to the appliance should be made in copper tube only.", I'm wondering if that can still be done using 'PushFit Copper Connections' or whether these have to be soldered joints.
I can't see the manual for this particular model on the web site, just the one for the 28 and 35 models.
If you refer to chapters 7 and 8 it does say that a flue gas analyser is required to set the gas/air ratio and not to do so without one.
However, the manual is unclear about whether that is part of the commissioning process. It's in a separate section away from the short section on commissioning earlier in the book. It is possible that the adjustment is factory set.
However, I personally don't trust factory settings. If I were having a professional commission this boiler, I would expect all of the checks including this one to be done. It is partly a safety check that not too much CO is being produced and also that other polluting emissions are minimised.
If you aren't *completely* sure about this, it would be far better to contact a CORGI fitter before you go any further and agree that he will either fit or commission the boiler. Don't wait until you have put it on the wall because you may then have problems getting a fitter willing to take responsibility for the rest of the work. The problem is that he takes responsibility in law for the whole caboodle so understandably it's a sensitive issue.
If it were me doing this job for myself, having read the book, I would buy a flue gas analyser. They cost approx £200.
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:55:17 GMT, in uk.d-i-y Ian Stirling strung together this:
I think when the manual say 'have a suitable person commission the boiler' it assumes he will bring his own tools. It doesn't specify a screwdriver or adjustable spanner is needed, but they probably will.
Okay, so I can hire a pretty nifty flue gas analyser from HSS... Still no idea on whether 'PushFit' copper connections can be used on the length that actually connects to the boiler though, I can't think of any reason why not, but then again, I can't think of any reason why they specify the connection must be done using copper pipe.
Any suggestions?
Thanks again
Seri
| | | I can't see the manual for this particular model on the web site, just | the one for the 28 and 35 models. | | If you refer to chapters 7 and 8 it does say that a flue gas analyser | is required to set the gas/air ratio and not to do so without one. | | However, the manual is unclear about whether that is part of the | commissioning process. It's in a separate section away from the short | section on commissioning earlier in the book. | It is possible that the adjustment is factory set. | | However, I personally don't trust factory settings. If I were | having a professional commission this boiler, I would expect all of | the checks including this one to be done. It is partly a safety | check that not too much CO is being produced and also that other | polluting emissions are minimised. | | If you aren't *completely* sure about this, it would be far better to | contact a CORGI fitter before you go any further and agree that he | will either fit or commission the boiler. Don't wait until you have | put it on the wall because you may then have problems getting a fitter | willing to take responsibility for the rest of the work. The problem | is that he takes responsibility in law for the whole caboodle so | understandably it's a sensitive issue. | | If it were me doing this job for myself, having read the book, I would | buy a flue gas analyser. They cost approx £200. | | | | | .andy | | To email, substitute .nospam with .gl
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